Happy songs

I listened to Sleigh Ride this morning, because even though it’s not Christmas I was cold and tired and it is a song that never doesn’t cheer me up. It is also the most crazily complicated song in the world – if you are a musician, pick up your instrument of choice and try busking along with it and you’ll see what I mean:

But Dan says it’s too early to listen to Christmas music, so I turned it off and listened to some show tunes instead, and found myself shivering with glee at the lyrics to Thoroughly Modern Millie. I can’t decide whether my favourite is

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Hey, I was only kidding. Listen to whatever you like. And, yes, those lyrics are awesome.

Me, I tend to like lyrics from Sheffield acts (of course). Arctic Monkeys, Human League (from whom I learned about sericulture), and who could forget Kid Acne: “I like beans / I like sauce / I love sexual intercourse”.

I like all of those. My actual favourite ever, only it makes me sad as well as happy so it doesn’t really go here, is “How strange the change from major to minor/Ev’ry time we say goodbye”. I just got goosebumps typing it.